Characterization of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans Serotype A and A/D in samples from Egypt

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 261-268

  Abdel Salam, H A ^a  

^a Zagazig University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS VAR. NEOFORMANS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

CRYPTOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE; FUNGAL DNA; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; EGYPT; ENTEROPATHY; EVALUATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DNA, FUNGAL; EGYPT; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYSACCHARIDES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0038162328     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02930967     Document Type: Article

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